In regards to eating meat

[Tenet Nosce]

Sardines are in the humanely slaughtered category, since they had a good life before getting killed.

So how much more would you feel at ease living in a world where humans continued to eat sardines, and other similar sea creatures, but did not eat land-based creatures? Would you find this to be a satisfactory stepping-stone for you regarding dietary practices for the time being?

What about rodents? I ask because much of the world eats various rodents. In the Andes, they raise guinea pig and in the Amazon they eat various kinds of "jungle rat" for example.

Insects are also a great source of protein, upon with much of the world depends to some degree. Termites are another jungle food.

I care about plants in general more than bugs or microbes.
I care about bugs more than microbes or rocks.

Interestingly, the health of the body turns out to be inextricably connected to the kind of microbes growing within it!

(I have righted many a beetle stuck on its back, and have saved many a wasp from being killed by those afraid of wasps. And spiders who creep into my house get escorted out, alive. But I don't worry about how many bacteria cells I unwittingly escort to bacteria heaven each time I take a breath. Nor do I have any intentions of joining PETA ROCKS and start protesting at the local rock quarry.)

I transplanted a pair of rather large spiders while power washing the house last month. Generally, the cats reign supreme over the life and death of insects in the house. Except for ants, which they seem to ignore. I might be inclined to let an ant go free, except I would never trust it not to tell its little friends where the sugar is at in my kitchen.

One time I lived through a beetle outbreak and let me say there was no sparing the beetles, even if one wanted to. The streets were caked with beetle carcasses from vehicles driving over them, and they were literally crawling out of the ceilings in some places of business!